/* Celsius Temperature Table - The formula for converting a temperature
from Fahrenheit to Celsius is:
* C = 5/9 (F-32)
Where F is the Fahrenheit temperature and C is the Celsius temperature.
This program uses the following function:
* celsius()
The function is demonstrated by calling it in a loop that displays a
table of the Fahrenheit temperatures 0 through 20 and their Celsius
equivalents. */
#include "Utility.h"
/* Prototype: Celsius */
double celsius (double);
int main()
{
/* Variable: Fahrenheit */
double tempFahrenheit = 0.0,
tempCelsius = 0.0;
/* Set Up: Numeric output formatting */
cout << fixed << showpoint << setprecision(1);
/* Display: Introduction */
cout << "\t\tCelsius Temperature Table - Function Demo\n\n"
<< "This program converts a range of temperatures in degree\n"
<< "Fahrenheit to degree Celsius with a custom function,\n"
<< "which is demonstrated here.\n\n";
/* Display: Table header */
cout << "Temperature Fahrenheit:" << "\t\t"
<< "Temperature Celsius:\n"
<< "----------------------\t\t-------------------\n";
/* This loop calls celsius, which converts fahrenheit to
celsius, which is returned and stored in the variable
tempCelsius, then displays the result of the conversion
process */
while (tempFahrenheit <= 20)
{
tempCelsius = celsius(tempFahrenheit);
cout << setw(6) << left << tempFahrenheit
<< "\t\t\t\t"
<< setw(4) << right << tempCelsius << endl;
tempFahrenheit++;
}
pauseSystem();
return 0;
}
/* **********************************************************
Definition: celsius
This function accepts a Fahrenheit temperature as an
argument, and returns the temperature, converted to
Celsius.
********************************************************** */
double celsius(double fToCelsius)
{
/* Calculation: fToCelsius gets the fahrenheit temperature
from tempFahrenheit as argument, then converts it to °C
by way of the formula °C = (F - 32) / 1.8 (where 1.8 is
the fraction 9/5 converted to decimal) */
fToCelsius = (fToCelsius - 32) / 1.8;
/* Return: The celsius temperature to tempCelsius in main */
return fToCelsius;
}
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Programming Challenge 6.7 - Celsius Temperature Table
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